Content creation
Add a new course
Selecting the "Add new course" button in the dashboard creates a new content and takes you directly to the Project Settings of the newly created content. As soon as all desired settings have been made, this is confirmed with the "Save" button. You will now be taken to the Course Content Editor of the newly created course content, where you can begin with the actual content creation:
Course content editor
You can access the course content editor by either clicking on "Add new course" in the dashboard or by double-clicking on an existing course content.
The course content editor can be divided into the following sections:
1) Publish course content
You can create a preview of the course content using the "Preview course" function. You can find more information on this under Preview course.
With the function "Publish course" you can export the course content as a ZIP package in order to import it e.g. in the Swiss Learning Hub (or in a learning platform of your choice).
2) Course Content Settings
- __[Project-] and [Configuration-Settings] : Various settings for the course content as a whole
- Theme-Picker : Adaptations to the course content layout (theme)
- __[Manage extensions] : Activate/deactivate extensions
3) Course content structure
In this area, the structure of the course content is built up:
- New pages and submenus can be added via "Add page" and "Add submenu".
- The respective cogwheel icon takes you to the corresponding page settings.
- Double-clicking on the page opens the Page Editor, where you can edit the corresponding page contents.
Preview course
To start a preview, select the "Preview course" button.
A new browser tab opens with the preview of the module. To continue editing the module, close the browser tab or switch to the previous tab.
To update the preview, select the "Preview course" button again. If the previous tab is still open, it will be updated with the new preview; if the tab has been closed, a new tab will open with the updated preview.
No empty blocks
Basically, it is possible to preview the progress of the content creation at any time. However, it must be ensured beforehand that there are no empty blocks. If a block without a component is inserted on a module page, the preview cannot be opened. The author's attention is drawn to this with a corresponding message.
Project settings
The project settings are divided into four areas:
General
General information is recorded in this area. Such as the name of the content, any description, tags or whether the content should be shared with other authors.
Extensions
Settings, for the various extensions. More information on the individual extensions and their settings can be found under "Manage Extensions".
Start settings
In this block, various settings can be made as to how or on which page the module should start. e.g. whether the content should start directly with a defined page. If this is not activated, the authoring tool starts chronologically with the display of the menu in the recorded order.
Globals
This is where the higher-level information and settings are made. Such as feedback or component texts for the entire module, etc.
Buttons
In this area, all button labels for the entire module can be customised. For example, when creating a new module, all button labels are created in English by default. These can be adapted here accordingly for all buttons.
Configuration settings
Here is a list of the most important settings that are made in the Configuration Settings:
| General | General settings for module language, text direction, question weighting |
| Extensions | Settings, for the various extensions. More information on the individual extensions and their settings can be found at manage-extensions. |
| Completion criteria | Setting when the module is considered "Completed": - As soon as all contents have been processed - As soon as all assessments have been completed - As soon as all contents AND all assessments have been completed |
More detailed information on all configuration settings can be found on the corresponding page in the official documentation of ADAPT.